Business Stories from July 23, 2011 (Change date)
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Asian theme park boom is big business for designersJul 25, 2011 6:06 am - HONG KONG — A rush of theme park construction across Asia that will result in new homes for Mickey Mouse, the Monkey King and Hello Kitty is also providing a financial l...
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Rebooting the PC industry: Tablets force a shiftJul 25, 2011 6:06 am - SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The personal computer industry needs a jump-start — and it’s counting on a rescue from emerging markets and a late-to-the-party push into tablet co...
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Google rolls out shortcut for its sitesJul 23, 2011 6:16 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. will start using the domain g.co to shrink Web addresses that lead to its products and services. The leading search engine said Monday that i...
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Microsoft gift supports Appalachian workforceJul 23, 2011 6:16 am - MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Nonprofit groups in the 13 Appalachian states can share a $2 million software donation from Microsoft Corp. aimed at training the region’s work force...
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Apple’s Lion operating system available for $30Jul 23, 2011 6:16 am - CUPERTINO, Calif. — Having just reported a blowout quarter, Apple Inc. began selling its latest operating system, Lion, as a download for $30 on Wednesday. The company a...
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Video game company EA adding 300 jobs in TexasJul 23, 2011 6:16 am - AUSTIN, Texas — Video game company Electronic Arts Inc. is expanding its EA Sports division and adding 300 jobs in central Texas. Gov. Rick Perry on Monday joined compa...
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Threatened by iPad, PCs start to look like tabletsJul 23, 2011 6:16 am - NEW YORK — The response by computer makers to the iPad stealing sales from them: Make their PCs more like iPads. The “if you can’t beat `em, join `em” strategy” is promp...
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S. Korean students ditch paper for digital booksJul 25, 2011 6:06 am - GOESAN, South Korea — Outside the classroom a hot summer day beckons, but fourth-grade teacher Yeon Eun-jung’s students are glued to their tablet PCs as they watch an an...
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Nation’s fight against cyber intruders goes localJul 25, 2011 6:06 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The next frontier in the fight to keep crucial electronic networks safe from harm will play out as close to home as town hall and require more involve...
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You can rent textbooks on KindleJul 25, 2011 6:06 am - SAN FRANCISCO — In an effort to snag a larger segment of the college textbook market, Amazon.com Inc. has begun renting textbooks on its Kindle e-reader. On Monday, the...
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